Andrew Snape’s Anatomy of an Horse, printed in London in 1683, is one of the most comprehensive and beautifully illustrated books about the horse published in Britain in the 17th century. Little is actually known about Andrew Snape (1644-1708), who appears to have been the “junior farrier to His Majesty,” King Charles II, and he claims in his preface to be a member of a dynasty of farriers to the king stretching back over two centuries.